 Modifier  Describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about other words in a sentence  Can be a word or group of words (phrase)  Dangling Modifier:  does not sensibly modify anything in its sentence  modifier is present, but it has nothing to modify  often occur at the beginning or end of a sentence  often indicated by an – ing verb or a to + verb phrase

 What is the modifier modifying?  Having finished dinner, the rugby match was turned on.  Remember, modifiers go next to the words or phrases they modify.

 3 ways to fix dangling modifiers:  Name the appropriate doer of the action as the subject of the main clause  Having finished dinner, Jude turned on the rugby match.  Place the subject of the action within the dangling modifier:  After Jude finished dinner, he turned on the rugby match.  Combine the phrase and clause.  Jude turned on the rugby match after finishing dinner.

 How might you correct the following sentence?  Playing solitaire on the computer for three hours, Michael’s paper was not finished.  Process:  What is the modifier?  What word does it describe, clarify, or give more detail about?  Do you need to insert doer?  Where should the modifier be placed?  Modifiers go next to the word or phrase they modify

 How might you revise the following sentences?  To work as a loan officer, an education in financial planning is required.  To improve her grade, the test was completed again.  After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing.

 Possible revisions:  To work as a loan officer, one needs an education in financial planning.  She repeated the test to improve her grade.  After reading the original study, I find the article unconvincing.

 Review  Dangling modifier:  modifier is present, but it has nothing to modify  often occur at the beginning or end of a sentence  often indicated by an – ing verb or a to + verb phrase  Process to correct dangling modifiers:  Name the appropriate or logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause  Place the subject of the action within the dangling modifier:  Combine the phrase and clause.